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Quotation from Henry VI, Part 3 by William Shakespeare

“O God! Methinks it were a happy life To be no better than a homely swain”

William Shakespeare (spoken by King Henry)

Henry VI, Part 3, Act 2, Scene 5 (Project Gutenberg #1502 (Folio-based modern-spelling text))

Henry, sitting apart from the battle of Towton, imagines the measured hours of a shepherd's life.

Citation: "O God! Methinks it were a happy life To be no better than a homely swain" — William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 3, Act 2, Scene 5 (Project Gutenberg #1502 (Folio-based modern-spelling text)). (id henry-vi-part-3-q3)

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